Everglades Foundation River Tour

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

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Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

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Water flows through one of the seven gates at the St. Lucie Lock Thursday morning in Martin County. A meter on the side of the gate indicates the extent of its opening. Five of the gates were open to 2.5 feet, one was opened to 4.2 feet and another was opened to 4.3 feet allowing water to flow at approximately 7,800 cubic feet per second. The Army Corps of Engineers announced yesterday morning that they were doubling the amount of water being released into the St. Lucie River.

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Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

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Everglades Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg walks past the opening of the St. Lucie Lock Thursday morning in Stuart while visiting for an educational tour of the locks and the St. Lucie Estuary. Eikenberg was joined by local elected officials and representatives from Congressman Patrick Murphy's office, the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Oceanographic Society as part of the tour.

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Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Treasure Coast Newspapers

Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.

Sewall's Point Mayor Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch and Everglades Foundation CEO Erik Eikenberg record the sighting of the foam line marking the confluence of brackish water in the Indian River Lagoon and freshwater from Lake Okeechobee.

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Images from a river tour with local politicians, and representatives from the Everglades Foundation, the Florida Oceanographic Society, South Florida Water Management District and Congressman Patrick Murphy's office Thursday in Stuart.